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• Ji bo azadiyê reaches cinemas in the Basque Country 

  Ji bo azadiyê (The end will be spectacular) has been in competition at the València Film Festival. Despite the state of alarm declared in the Spanish state, the film continues its tour, landing in the Basque country.
• How did the story of education in Kurdish begin in Rojava? 

  Before the revolution, it was forbidden and the punishment was heavy. But the Kurdish language knights in Rojava defeated the ban. They gave a multi-lingual, multi-colored education to the new generations of the revolution...
• March for mother tongue education in Dirbêsiyê 

  “Our language is our existence, our honor and our freedom," said hundreds of teachers and students who demonstrated in Dirbêsiye district of the Heseke Canton.
• Yazidi artists in Hannover protest Shengal agreement 

  Yazidi artists came together in Hannover in an event promoted to support Shengal. The artists protested the Shengal agreement between the KDP and Baghdad.
• "Sociology of Freedom" by Abdullah Öcalan presented in Dresden 

  The book “Sociology of Freedom” by Abdullah Öcalan was presented in Dresden on Friday evening.
• “Kurdish language is our identity and existence” 

  Kurdish teachers in North and East Syria stated that education in the mother tongue is one of the most important achievements of the Rojava revolution and they will not allow demands seeking to eliminate this gain.
• Cultural institutions need to unite in the planning of festivals  

  A number of cultural festivals are organised in the Jazira region every year. Artists who work in every branch of art, from literature to poetry, painting, folklore and music find the opportunity to show their work in the region.
• Gorani music against assimilation 

  Ferhat Demir, who makes music in Gorani dialect of Kurdish for the first time in Northern Kurdistan, stated that there has been a serious assimilation against Kurdish for years, adding; "My aim is to make people listen to the melodies in other dialects."
• AvEG-KON presents book by HDP former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ 

  AvEG-KON organised the presentation of the book by HDP former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ's book "The walls will fall" in different European cities.
• The resistance of the women in Shengal becomes a theatre play 

  The resistance of the women against the ISIS massacre in Shengal became a theatre play.
• Is it a problem for a play being performed in Kurdish? 

  Theater director Ayşe Emel Mesci questions the ban of a play by Nobel Prize Winner Dario Fo in Kurdish.
• Nathan Felix presents chamber opera inspired by Öcalan 

  A new chamber opera inspired by Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has been composed by Nathan Felix.
• First Amara Culture, Art and Sports Festival starts tomorrow 

  All ready for the 1st Amara Culture, Art and Sports Festival to kick off in Shehba tomorrow.
• Culture and Sports Festival held in Kobanê 

  The First Culture and Sports Festival in the Euphrates region was inaugurated by the Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement. The festival is named after Martyr Bawer Agir.
• HDP: Kurdish language and theater cannot be banned 

  HDP reacted to the ban by Gaziosmanpaşa District Governorship in Istanbul to ban a play in Kurdish saying it might "disturb public security".
• Rojava Film Commune releases song celebrating Heftanîn resistance 

  The Rojava Film Comune has released a new song and videoclip to celebrate the resistance in Heftanîn. 
• SOAS Kurdish society presents online screening of Darên bi tenê 

  SOAS Kurdish Society and MARSM UK will present the online screening of Darên bi tenê (The Only Trees) by director Şêro Hindê.
• 'The struggle against cultural genocide should be promoted' 

  Stating that the Turkish state is a danger to the culture and language of the Kurdish people, artists from Qamishlo call for a united struggle against the attacks of the Turkish state.
• 4th edition of Osman Sebrî Literature Festival kicks off 

  This year, the festival will be limited to competitions in Kurdish, Arabic and Syriac poetry, story and writing due to the coronavirus epidemic.
• 55 Kurdish artists join the KCK campaign, sing for Öcalan 

  Kurdish artists living in Europe have joined the KCK campaign ‘Stop Isolation, Fascism and Occupation; Time for Freedom’ and sang songs for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Awazê Çiya releases song for journalist Gurbetelli Ersöz 

  Awazê Çiya group combines revolutionary and social emotions in their its 'Gurbetelli', as in many of its songs.
• Öcalan's "Sociology of Freedom" presented in Berlin 

  As part of his reading tour through Northern and Eastern Germany, Reimar Heider presented the German translation of Abdullah Öcalan's "Sociology of Freedom" to an audience of 60 people in Berlin.
• Kaval: An art as old as Amed walls 

  The flute (kaval), known as the shepherd's instrument until today, is an art and culture as old as the Amed walls and the ten-eyed bridge.
• Occupation forces loot another archaeological site in Gire Spi 

  The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries continue to loot important archaeological sites with the aim of obliterating the cultural and civilizational heritage of the peoples of the region.
• Amed City Theater fears for its future, as support not provided 

  After the usurpation of Amed Metropolitan Municipality by the AKP-MHP in 2016, the contracts of many artists within the City Theater affiliated to the municipality were terminated.